Trivia

He and his fellow Fuego contra fuego (1995) cast member, Ted Levine, have both played villains caught with the help of Hannibal Lecter. Noonan played Francis "Tooth Fairy" Dolarhyde in El sabueso (1986), and Levine played Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb in El silencio de los inocentes (1991).

Made a guest appearance in the third season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). He and "CSI" star William Petersen starred together in El sabueso (1986).

The play, "A Poster for the Cosmos", was written specifically for Tom by writer Lanford Wilson.

He is not related to the actor Tommy Noonan.

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 130, pp. 305-309. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.

Auditioned for the role of 'Frank' in Terciopelo azul (1986), before Dennis Hopper was cast.

In El último gran héroe (1993), the villain, Benedict (Charles Dance) says that "Hannibal Lecter can do the catering!" Noonan, who appeared in that film, played Francis Dolarhyde in El sabueso (1986), the first film to feature Lecter. In addition, the first director considered for El último gran héroe (1993) was Steven Spielberg, who made La Lista de Schindler (1993), instead. On that film, Spielberg worked with Noonan's successor, Ralph Fiennes, who played Dolarhyde in Dragón rojo (2002).